French for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 8

Returning something

Return faulty items in French — Il y a des trous dans ces chaussures (there are holes in these shoes) — and respond to Voudriez-vous les retourner ?

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    Excusez-moi, mais il y a des trous dans ces chaussures.

    Excuse me, these shoes have a hole in.

  2. Rose Rose

    Voudriez-vous les retourner ?

    Would you like to return them?

    Tip: <les> = this refers to the shoes and is the direct object in this sentence.

  3. Rocky Rocky

    Oui, voici le reçu.

    Yes, this is the receipt.

  4. Rose Rose

    Trés bien. Quelles chaussures préférez-vous ?

    OK. Which shoes would you prefer?

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you return something in French?

Retourner or rendre — both mean 'to return' (something). Je voudrais les retourner = 'I'd like to return them'.

What does il y a des trous mean?

'There are holes'. Il y a = 'there is / there are'. Des trous = 'some holes' (plural). Un trou = a hole.

Returns vocabulary in French?

Retourner (return), échanger (exchange), le remboursement (refund), le reçu (receipt), défectueux (defective).